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facades that are required to be retained must and as a result, will have two facades. The two example, a street or road, but from two sides A corner site will also look out onto, for seen by passers-by or approaching visitors. the exterior part of a building most likely to be thoroughfare (including a river or canal) and is usually faces a street, road or some other that it is the complete front of a building that of the term ‘facade’ but HMRC’s view remains There is no definition within VAT legislation
third of experienced conservation officers have cuts to council planning staff – more than a prices, the dismantling of planning controls, VAT. Other influencers include rising land It would be unfair to put all the blame on disqualify the work from zero-rated relief.” an already existing building will be sufficient to work. The retention of a minimal amount of needs to take into account the nature of the whether a building is being constructed one HMRC accepts that in order to establish as in semi-detached or terraced houses. that are shared with adjoining buildings such Party walls may be ignored if they are walls connect to form a corner.
been lost since 2006 – and the demands of fire and other building regulations.
But a change in VAT to incentivise repair and reuse would be an easy win in the battle to sustain the environment.”BMJ
NET ZERO CARBON IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Simon Storer, chief executive of the IMA, on how targets can be met.
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our climate change challenges across the built circular economy, IMA takes an holistic view on education; regulations to clean energy and a construction to in-use energy reduction and technologies and behaviours. From design and will depend on the right mix of be a tough challenge and much emissions target by 2050 will eeting the net zero carbon
contributes around 40% of the UK’s total carbon It is widely known that the built environment environment.
create a net zero future and it is why everyone key stakeholders is fundamental if we are to emissions. Industry-wide collaboration between
from architects to contractors, clients to supply chains need to work together to change the way we design and deliver buildings. We have the solutions and tools to tackle the inefficiency of new and existing building stock and a collective
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